Water-elevator.



S, MURTA,

WATER ELEVATOR.

APPLICATION FILED $1 11.14, 1911.

Patented 5331.30, 1912 mve mbav: M

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WATEE-ELE'VATOE-t.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Application fire-a April 14, 1911. Serial Iio. excess.

' wflomi may cons-em:

it known that I,

SAMUEL Moem, the United States of Americm rein the city of St. Louis ind State of certain new and have invented nipro'v'ements in 'lVater-Elevatoi's,

the following is a full, clear, and reference being lied to the fiWlngS, forming part of description, "Jinn-s ying; dr

pecilioatioii. "r invention relates to a. Water elevator type wherein 'tluidfunt pressure .2 d to lift Water or other liqlildsi b ing the production of a very ple elevator having a hi h degree of is a vertical or longitudinal secin improved water elevator.

enlarged vertical section through il actor ozzle and parts acqacent there- KS a horizontal section taken on ll. Fig. lV- is a lionon line IV IV, Fig. ll. ocomponying drawings: 1. designing or shell for receiving cornair or other fluid under pressure vl may be delivered to. the upper end Sid pipe through a pipe'Q. A discharge 0- 3 arrange Within the casing 1 passes u st-uliing box 4 at the upper end casing l and has an ejector nozzle 5 to its lower end. The nozzle 5 is pro portion with inlet slots or ts extending longitudinally of the nozand there "ore vertically arranged thereend the no' 'le has a contracted throat 7 H TullRS an abutment secured to the pipe and forming a seat for the noz- Fine below the nozzle 5. A float 11, or-

n the deliver Y pipe .9, is connected cl. valve 12 y a stem 13 passing;

lien a perforated cap 14 at the lower end elii'ery pipe 9.

of slots for the admission of Water at at ing llcelow the check seat fixed to the easvelve 12. l When the apparatus is in service, its lower 15 designates a valve portion immersed in the Water or other liquid to he elcrmlec end this liquid 1S admitted to the cueihg 1 through the ports 16 in the lower end thereof. The fluid under pressure introduced into the upper portion of the, casing through the ports 6 in the ejector nozzle 5, through the annular space between the upper end of "the delivery pipe 9 and the throat of said nozzle and is finally clieclierged through the inner dispipe 3. The fluid pressure tends to create partial vacuum in the lower portion of the casing, below the ejector nozzle,

with the resul causing the liquid to enter up .mrdly throu the nozzle, and diswill "be re sitioo. while fluid under lirohgh the ejector nos- 1 moving current. of

zle, by the u liquid. but when the limo pressure 18 ren'iored, the liquid the tending to full. by gravity. will automati- Cally closethe o valve, thereby preventing the elevated liquid fr passing hack into 'the well. An ad hinge gained by holding liquid in the discharge pipe is that considerably less press .re required to start the liquid inm'ing when the discharge pipe contains Water than it when said pipe'is empty and, furthermore, it would be a waste to allow the elevated vnter to return to the Well.

It should be notedthat the pipe 3, ejector nozzle i check valve 12 are all assembled and. may be very easily inserted into or removed from the casing; all of these omits being supported by i re ehutn'zent ture is also t desirable because it enables the lower portion of the has to be thoroughly 0 whenever desired by simply lifting t discharge pipe and the parts secured thereto a slight distance to separate the in the ahutment- 8, lift discharge pipe,

discharge text Jan. fill, 15.912;

5, delivery pipe 9, end

This strucirough ports 

